Break Objects

This operation is used to cut objects into several polylines in the following situations:

• Connect the cutting part to surrounding material. It equals to micro joint.
• Cut extra objects during drawing objects. It equals to explode micro joint.

To break objects, do one of the following:

• Automatically break objects.

  Used to break all the selected objects at the same time.

• Manually break an object.

  Used to break one object each time by selecting where to break.

Automatically Break Objects

To automatically break objects, do the following:

1. Select the target objects.

2. Click Object → Break. Break dialog box pops up:

   

3. Select Automatically and enter the number and distance of breaking lines.

Automatic breaking result shows as follows:

Manually Break an Object

To manually break an object, do the following:

1. Click Object → Break. Break dialog box pops up.

2. Select Manually and enter the distance of breaking lines.

3. Left click to select the positions to break and right click to finish breaking.